The Philadelphia Phillies host the Miami Marlins on June 17, 2026. First pitch from Citizens Bank Park is scheduled for 1:05 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on NBC 10.
The Marlins are favored by -122 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Marlins are +104 on the moneyline and -1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 8.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Marlins vs Phillies prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Marlins vs Phillies Prediction
- Marlins vs Phillies Pick: Marlins ML (+100 or Better)
My Marlins vs Phillies best bet is on the Fish. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Marlins vs Phillies Odds
| Marlins Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -215 | 8.5 -124o / 102u | +104 |
| Phillies Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +176 | 8.5 -124o / 102u | -122 |
- Marlins vs Phillies moneyline: Marlins +104, Phillies -122
- Marlins vs Phillies over/under: 8.5 (-124 / +102)
- Marlins vs Phillies spread: Marlins +1.5 (-215), Phillies -1.5 (+176)
Marlins vs Phillies Probable Pitchers
| Sandy Alcantara (RHP, MIA) | Stat | Andrew Painter (RHP, PHI) |
|---|---|---|
| 6-4 | W-L | 1-7 |
| 1.3 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.1 |
| 4.25 / 3.89 | ERA / xERA | 6.43 / 4.86 |
| 4.14 / 4.19 | FIP / xFIP | 5.18 / 4.75 |
| 11.9% | K-BB% | 9.8% |
| 44.7% | GB% | 39.1% |
| .288 | BABIP | .328 |
| 101 | Stuff+ | 101 |
| 104 | Location+ | 103 |
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Marlins vs Phillies Pick, Betting Analysis
Sandy Alcantara is my favorite pitcher in baseball. He may never reach the heights he did during his Cy Young season, but he's still a very competent sinkerballer with a projected FIP below four. He's still missing barrels (6%) and avoiding hard contact (38%) at above-average rates.
At the minimum, Alcantara is a far better pitcher than Andrew Painter, who sports earned run indicators in the high-fours alongside an underwhelming 10% strikeout minus walk rate. Painter is also going through a rough patch, having allowed 15 earned runs over his past 13 innings with just 10 strikeouts to six walks.
I tend to think the Fish are undervalued. They have legit top-end talent in the lineup (Liam Hicks, Otto Lopez, Kyle Stowers, Xavier Edwards), they're a very good defensive team, and they're a very good base-running team — they're really athletic all-around.
The Phillies are heating up, but I could see them dropping the second game of this divisional series behind a disappointing performance from Painter. As we know, divisional dogs are often undervalued.
Go Fish.
Pick: Marlins ML (+100 or Better)
